If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I write the post.
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add to the list events about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
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Sunday, June 11
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, KMA, 2:00 PM / 3:00 PM, English / Spanish
- “Sleeping Beauty,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Bark and the Dan Montgomery Band, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Preds on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Free
- USMNT Vs. Mexico, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:30 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 12
- Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum Art, M – F, 9:00 AM – Noon, $85 – $100 per class
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Woodsheep / Dan Montgomery, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The WordPlayers Present: A Staged Reading of Magic by G.K. Chesterton, Square Room, 7:00 PM, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Bob Fleming and the Drunk Girl Chorus with Quinn Conley, The Parlor at Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Sons of Pitches, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Woodsheep, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Starr / Reverend Freakchild, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Ride With Elected Officials, Public House (startpoint), 212 Old Magnolia Ave NW, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Intro to 3D Printing, Knox Makers, Brady St, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic / Leisure Chief, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM /10:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jazz on the Square featuring the Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Peter Brotzmann and Heather Leigh, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- The Paper Crowns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- VEDA Paint Mania, Bar Marley, 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Wednesday, June 14
- City’s Business Opportunities Breakfast, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sons of Pitches / Will Overman and Matthew McAllister, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “The Civil Rights Movement in Knoxville, Tennessee: An Understudied Local Movement,” A Brown Bag Lecture with Michael Blum, Ph.D., East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Painting for a Purpose with Friends of Literacy, Painting with a Twist, 121 S. Gay, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $45
- Tennessee Shines presents Malcolm Holcombe, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Leslie Chief / Cam Duffy Moore hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Cards Against Humanity, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Reel Big Fish – The Beer Run, with The Expendables, The Queers, Tunnel Vision, The International, 7:00 PM, $27 – $30
- Pamela Klicka, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “Singles,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Thursday, June 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tim McNary / Thomas Cassell Project, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring The Pinklets, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Food Truck Park & Market hosted by Blue Winery, 300 W. Depot St, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Zentangle Club- June, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Scruffy City Orchestra: Summer Reading Orchestra, First Baptist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Concerts on the Square – Square Dancing on the Square, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Tennessee Valley Players present Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $20
- All Campus Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot,” Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Barrett Baber, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Nolan Neal, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Roxy Roca, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Chelsea Lovitt, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 16
- The Carpetbag Theatre Inc. Presents: Youth Theatre Festival 2017, Emporium, # 106, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Roosevelt’s Rough Riders / Jimmy “Daddy” Davis, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Happy Holler Construction Party, Retrospect Vintage Store, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Celebrate the Can: Part of Knoxville Craft Beer Week, The Mill & Mine, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Sleeping Beauty,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- All Campus Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot,” Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Darren Knight – Southern Momma Comedy Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30, $22 – $26
- Tennessee Valley Players present Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $20
- Carly Bannister (EP Release Show) with Jamesen Rees, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 PM
- Neil Simon’s “Fools,” Theatre Knoxville, 8:00 PM, $15
- Gladys Knight, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $50 – $115
- Shakedown Six – formerly “Almost Dead,” Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- KB3, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Joseph Allred with Naan Violence and Death Panels, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- 90.3 Funhouse Live Presents Tractorhead and Kevin Abernathy: Twin Album Release Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Badlands, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jubal, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
Saturday, June 17
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knox Pride Festival & Parade, Mary Costa Plaza and Performance Lawn (start), Civic Coliseum, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Big Kahuna Wingfest, World’s Fair Park, Noon – 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: In Flight / Scott McMahan, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Sleeping Beauty,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 23rd Annual Bark in the Park, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- June Community Ride, DreamBikes, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Brewfest, 700 Block of Gay St, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20 – $50
- 39th Annual Front Page Follies, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $100 – $125
- All Campus Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot,” Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Tennessee Valley Players present Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $20
- Darren Knight – Southern Momma Comedy Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30, $22 – $31
- Neil Simon’s “Fools,” Theatre Knoxville, 8:00 PM, $15
- Lebowski’s Big Night-Bowling Summer Vacation, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Dynamo / Trae Pierce & the T-Stone Band & Suzy Jones, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Salome Cabaret presents “Taste The Rainbow”/ Bath Salt Zombies & Buffo’s Wake, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $49 – $50
- Aurelio Voltaire, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Cheer Accident, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $7
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Greyhounds, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 18
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Father’s Day Brunch / Father-Daughter Ball, 956 Volunteer Landing Lane, Noon – 1:30 PM, $39.95 – $42.95 / $46 – $122
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- All Campus Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot,” Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Sundress Reading Series: June hosted by Sundress Academy for the Arts, featuring Adam Hughes, Wren Hanks and Edward Francisco, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Tennessee Valley Players present Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” Carousel Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $20
- Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Jocelyn & Chris Arndt, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $15 – $20
- TVB and Yee-Haw Brewing present Bike-In Movie Series: “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Psychic Baos with Thee Open Sex and Creeping Pink, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Caution “Duo” – Shane & Stevie, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 19
- Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum Art, M – F, 9:00 AM – Noon, $85 – $100 per class
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Beasley Band / The Blue Eyed Bettys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Will Carter, The Parlor at Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Blue Eyed Bettys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Rye Baby, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 20
- Makarios Community School 2017 Summer Camp, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive, Tue, Wed, & Thu, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, through Aug 3, $850
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pine Box Boys / Parker McKay, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic / Pine Box Boys & Eric Davis, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 9:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Old 97’s, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $22
- Jazz Tuesdays with Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Aaron Burdett Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM